Wednesday, February 5, 2014

I stumbled upon a list yesterday, 10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home. It was one of those moments when I couldn't stop opening new tabs. Anyway... Read the list if you like, but the main takeaway is the bit about doing dishes at the end of 5. If you can't get out of it, get into it:

Crank your favorite album at an unusually loud volume, do a couple
fist-pumps while shouting "Can I get a hell yeah for the dishes? Hell!
Yeah!" and pretend you love it.

Ridiculous enough to be worth a try, no? Fist-pumps and pretending. And buying an owl towel.

I can't pretend to love it, but I can pretend I am Cinderella scrubbing pots in the scullery with the errant hope that I might get to go to the ball if I finish in time. I don't have to pretend that I love having the job done.

I actually like this very much. I do some of the things...about 7 out of ten...but I will have to take some time to consider the others. I always love your posts as they make me think about all kinds of stuff I would not think about on a day to day basis. So thanks for stirring up the grey cells once again.